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ASTRONOMICAL REFRACTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
DEF

The bending of a ray of celestial radiation while it passes through atmospheric layers of increasing density.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
DEF

Courbure du rayonnement céleste lorsqu'il traverse des couches de l'atmosphère de plus en plus denses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astronomía
DEF

Curvatura de la radiación celeste cuando atraviesa capas atmosféricas cada vez más densas.

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